Read the complete list of winners of the 2023 Music City Film Critics Association awards, recognizing the best in film this past year.
Best Picture
Oppenheimer
Best Director
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Best Actress
Emma Stone – Poor Things
Best Actor
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Best Supporting Actress
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Best Supporting Actor
Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Best Young Actress
Abby Ryder Fortson – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Best Young Actor
Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers
Best Acting Ensemble
Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Music Film
Maestro
Best Animated Film
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Documentary
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Best International Film
Godzilla Minus One
Best Screenplay
The Holdovers
Best Original Song
“I’m Just Ken” Ryan Gosling – Barbie & “What Was I Made For?” Billie Eilish – Barbie tie
Best Score
Oppenheimer
Best Sound
Oppenheimer
Best Cinematography
Oppenheimer
Best Production Design
Barbie & Poor Things tie
Best Editing
Oppenheimer
Best Comedy Film
Barbie
Best Horror Film
Talk to Me
Best Action Film
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves & Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One tie
Best Stunt Work
John Wick: Chapter 4
The Jim Ridley Award
The Jim Ridley Award is named after the late, great Nashville Scene editor/writer where our critics group selects a film or individual that embodies the spirit of Nashville.
Poor Things
still courtesy of Universal Pictures
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